Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-24

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.75/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$128.75

4 head · 403 lb average

Value per head Derived

$519

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$26

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$5.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.19

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	385	131.25	505	2thin
Medium and Large 2	421	126.25	532	2thin

One grade step is worth $5.00/cwt here — about −$26 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

128.75

—

WV average3 barns · 51 hd

130.94

−2.19

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,729	83.61	1,446	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	62.00	770	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,546	60.26	932	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	51.95	553	4thin

Every lot, as filed

14 lots · USDA AMS · Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction - Buckhannon, WV

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	242	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	480	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	51.90/cwt	49.00–54.50	537	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	663	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	483	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	62.58/cwt	61.00–64.00	947	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,599	56.40/cwt	54.50–58.50	902	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	884	1
Bulls	—	—	1,729	83.61/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,446	4

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every West Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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